Press Release A new Lamborghini takes the Nürburgring lap record: Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. The Aventador SVJ laps the ‘Ring’ in 6:44.97 minutes Communications Department Sant’Agata Bolognese, 26 July 2018 – The new Lamborghini Aventador SVJ, Gerald Kahlke T. +39 051 6817711 yet to be unveiled later this summer, has taken the lap record for production [email protected] cars at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, in a lap time of 6:44.97 minutes. Brand & Corporate Communications The camouflaged Aventador SVJ with official Lamborghini driver Marco Clara Magnanini T. +39 051 6817711 Mapelli at the helm, took on the lap-time test at the 20.6 km track. The [email protected] challenge was managed by Lamborghini’s Research and Development team, with extensive tire support from Pirelli technicians and driver. Fitted with Corporate Media Events & Motorsport PR Chiara Sandoni cameras inside and out and full telemetry, under the formal scrutiny of T. +39 051 6817711 Remak personnel who managed time and GPS certification using VBOX- [email protected] Racelogic instrumentation, the lap attempt of the Aventador SVJ was Product Media Events & performed during an exclusive session on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Collezione Communications Rita Passerini “The Aventador SVJ takes the Jota suffix, following the Lamborghini T. +39 051 6817711 tradition for denoting a car’s track-focused talent. This new car is the [email protected] convergence of Lamborghini technologies to produce a super sports car that Press Office - UK transcends current performance benchmarks,” says Automobili Lamborghini Juliet Jarvis Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Stefano Domenicali. “Its tenure as the T. +44 1933 666560 [email protected] Nürburgring lap time record holder, even before its unveiling during the Monterey Car Week in California in August, endorses Lamborghini’s Press Office - Middle East & Africa competence in applying superlative design engineering and ground-breaking Zantelle Van der Linde T. +971 56 522 1545 technologies. The SVJ is a super sports car at the zenith of performance, [email protected] while also ensuring unrivalled driving pleasure.” Press Office - Eastern Europe & CIS “This is another demonstration of the exceptional skills and teamwork by the Tamara Vasilyeva dedicated personnel within Automobili Lamborghini: from the R&D team, as T. +7 499 957 6706 [email protected] well as from our test drivers and, of course, partners such as Pirelli,” adds Chief Technical Officer, Maurizio Reggiani. Press Office - North & South America Jiannina Castro The Aventador SVJ is created to feature higher power output, with T. +1 703 3647926 [email protected] lightweight materials contributing to the best weight-to-power ratio of only 1,98 kg/hp. It features Lamborghini’s patented ALA 2.0 active aerodynamics Press Office - Asia Pacific system with aero vectoring for the best handling and downforce, as well as Silvia Saliti T. +65 67186073 new aerodynamic features specific to the SVJ. [email protected] Development of the car included significant CFD simulation to optimize the Press Office - Greater China ALA performance, with the exceptional downforce requiring an entire rework Nancy Rong 荣雪霏 of the Aventador’s active and passive dynamic systems to exploit the car’s T. +86 10 6531 4614 [email protected] physical boundaries. Developing ALA strategies for the Aventador SVJ through both static and dynamic virtual simulations, a virtual attempt at the Press Office - Japan & South Korea Nürburgring Nordschleife already returned a better lap time than the Kumiko Arisawa T. +81 3 5475 6626 Lamborghini Huracán Performante. [email protected] 1 Press Release The set-up of the Aventador SVJ has been entirely re-engineered to enhance its four-wheel drive system, rear-wheel steering and ESC. Significantly stiffer than the Aventador LP 750-4 SV, the steering has been retuned in the SVJ. The Aventador SVJ features a new specifically-developed Pirelli P Zero Corsa tires as standard. For the lap-time attempt the optional Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R tires were mounted. In 2015 the Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 SV delivered a sub-seven minute lap time, and in 2016 the Huracán Performante took the Nürburgring Nordschleife production car record, with a lap time of 6:52.01, which it held until September 2017. Watch the Aventador SVJ’s lap record video on our YouTube Channel. More images and videos: media.lamborghini.com Further information on Automobili Lamborghini: www.lamborghini.com 2 .